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单词 sandstone
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sandstone

(sændstoʊn)
Word forms: plural sandstones
variable noun
Sandstone is a type of rock which contains a lot of sand. It is often used for building houses and walls.
...the reddish sandstone walls.
...sandstone cliffs.

sandstone in British English

(ˈsændˌstəʊn)
noun
any of a group of common sedimentary rocks consisting of sand grains consolidated with such materials as quartz, haematite, and clay minerals: used widely in building

sandstone in American English

(ˈsændˌstoʊn)
noun
a common bedded sedimentary rock much used for building, composed largely of sand grains, mainly quartz, held together by silica, lime, etc.

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Examples of 'sandstone' in a sentence
sandstone

Think sandstone buildings with the sea in the distance.
The Sun (2013)
The squat sandstone building stands on a hill near the war memorial.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The town is tucked neatly between red sandstone cliffs with a cluster of independent shops padding out its centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The Hermitage caves are cut into soft red sandstone.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The grade I listed red sandstone building has a romantic past.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The original features nearly all remain, with soaring ceilings, arched doors and exposed sandstone walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Most of the buildings are made of the local sandstone, hence the area's name.
The Sun (2011)
Instead, she was confronted with a three-storey mass of red sandstone.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Dinner is informal, service is friendly and the coastal path beckons, for bracing walks along limestone cliffs and red sandstone bays.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This two-bedroom flat on the second floor of a red sandstone building has retained original details, including the fireplace in the sitting room.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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sandstone

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In other languages
sandstone

British English: sandstone /ˈsændˌstəʊn/ NOUN
Sandstone is a type of rock which contains a lot of sand.
...the red sandstone walls.
  • American English: sandstone
  • Arabic: حَجَرٌ رَمْلِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: arenito
  • Chinese: 砂石
  • Croatian: pješčenjak
  • Czech: pískovec
  • Danish: sandsten
  • Dutch: zandsteen
  • European Spanish: arenisca
  • Finnish: hiekkakivi
  • French: grès
  • German: Sandstein
  • Greek: ψαμμίτης
  • Italian: arenaria
  • Japanese: 砂岩
  • Korean: 사암
  • Norwegian: sandsten
  • Polish: piaskowiec
  • European Portuguese: arenito
  • Romanian: gresie
  • Russian: песчаник
  • Latin American Spanish: arenisca
  • Swedish: sandsten
  • Thai: หินทราย
  • Turkish: kumtaşı
  • Ukrainian: піщаник
  • Vietnamese: sa thạch

Chinese translation of 'sandstone'

sandstone

(ˈsændstəun)

n (u)

  1. 砂岩 (shāyán)

cpd

  1. [building, wall, cliff] 砂岩质(質) (shāyán zhì)
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